Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,000 monthly, set against $64,821 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 24%Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,533
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$64,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Downtown
Very High
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In South Williamsport
Very High
Within county
45th percentile
#18 of 32 tracts In Lycoming County
Moderate
Within state
53th percentile
#1,634 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Williamsport and the region
Centroid at 41.2296, -76.9924 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Williamsport
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,000 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Williamsport
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Williamsport
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Williamsport
5.0
How Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Williamsport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lycoming County average of 5.1 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42081011604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42081011604?
Census tract 42081011604 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42081011604?
Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42081011604?
12.6% of residents in tract 42081011604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,937.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42081011604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 67th, minority 19th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 42081011604 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42081011604 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42081011604 compare to South Williamsport overall?
Tract 42081011604 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of South Williamsport at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Williamsport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Williamsport
Top eight tracts in South Williamsport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.